agiza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-agiza (infinitive kuagiza)

1. to (place an) order

Conjugation

Conjugation of -agiza
Positive present -naagiza Subjunctive -agize Negative -agizi Imperative singular agiza
Infinitives
Positive kuagiza Negative kutoagiza
Imperatives
Singular agiza Plural agizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huagiza Positive past positive subject concord + -liagiza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuagiza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naagiza) Singular Plural 1st person ninaagiza/naagiza tunaagiza 2nd person unaagiza mnaagiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaagiza wanaagiza other classes positive subject concord + -naagiza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -agizi) Singular Plural 1st person siagizi hatuagizi 2nd person huagizi hamwagizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haagizi hawaagizi other classes negative subject concord + -agizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taagiza Negative future negative subject concord + -taagiza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -agize) Singular Plural 1st person niagize tuagize 2nd person uagize mwagize 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aagize waagize other classes positive subject concord + -agize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siagize Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeagiza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeagiza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliagiza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliagiza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aagiza) Singular Plural 1st person naagiza twaagiza 2nd person waagiza mwaagiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aagiza waagiza m-mi(III/IV) waagiza yaagiza ji-ma(V/VI) laagiza yaagiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaagiza vyaagiza n(IX/X) yaagiza zaagiza u(XI) waagiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaagiza pa(XVI) paagiza mu(XVIII) mwaagiza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meagiza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaagiza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaagiza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiagiza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoagiza Consecutive kaagiza / positive subject concord + -kaagiza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaagize
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niagiza -tuagiza 2nd person -kuagiza -waagiza/-kuagizeni/-waagizeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwagiza -waagiza m-mi(III/IV) -uagiza -iagiza ji-ma(V/VI) -liagiza -yaagiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiagiza -viagiza n(IX/X) -iagiza -ziagiza u(XI) -uagiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuagiza pa(XVI) -paagiza mu(XVIII) -muagiza Reflexive -jiagiza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -agiza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -agizaye -agizao m-mi(III/IV) -agizao -agizayo ji-ma(V/VI) -agizalo -agizayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -agizacho -agizavyo n(IX/X) -agizayo -agizazo u(XI) -agizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -agizako pa(XVI) -agizapo mu(XVIII) -agizamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -agiza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeagiza -oagiza m-mi(III/IV) -oagiza -yoagiza ji-ma(V/VI) -loagiza -yoagiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choagiza -vyoagiza n(IX/X) -yoagiza -zoagiza u(XI) -oagiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koagiza pa(XVI) -poagiza mu(XVIII) -moagiza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -agizia
  • Passive: -agizwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • agizo (“order”)
  • uagizaji (“ordering”)